PuntsWolf
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But our FBs haven’t been in FB positions half the time, so why will the WBs…In the five the starting position of the wing-backs are wider, so you're closing them down further away from goal - which should prevent goals like Madueke and Saka.
Doesn’t stop them standing in the wrong place or jumping under the ball. We didn’t concede any goals because we didn’t have enough players in there.Then, if crosses do come into the box, you have three centre-backs trying to deal with them instead of two, which obviously helps.
Keeping your FBs as FBs. Playing a double pivot and not playing square pegs in round holes in midfield and forward positions are all far more important changes than putting an extra CB In.I think a problem with our midfield is that they're covering too much ground, I want us to be set in that block, whether we would be, I don't know. I agree, we're chaotic, which is on the manager.
For the record, I would sack O'Neil and I also don't think this solves all of our problems. But, when you have 1 points from 7 games and conceded 21, you have to change something, so saying a back five is better isn't exactly a bold statement when we're on course to be worse than Derby.